Transcript Key:
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Voice Techniques
The first extract I have chosen is a piece from one of David Attenborough's documentaries.
Who? Who is the target audience for this piece, well the age range itself could vary due to the content being an informative documentary about nature, this means the audience member could be any age, all they need to do is show an interest in the subject matter. So the fact that I have picture nature enthusiasts as my target audience, means that I have to excite them, because at the end of the day you don't want something you enjoy to sound dull, especially a very informative text, as it will bore listeners.
When? The piece itself is a modern factual documentary, however through the use of sounds I do try to make the audience feel as if they are in the 19th century.
What? This piece is taken from a documentary about nature, more specifically the Large Blue Butterfly, documentaries are intended to inform the audience with a grouping of facts.
Where? This piece isn't set anywhere, but because of the texts descriptive take on a documentary, and the target audience needing to be engaged, I have chosen to take what is being said such as "sneaked turf of hills and heaths", "During the 19th Century", "Clergyman Wrote in Triumph" I have chosen appropriate music and sound effects, such as peaceful nature sounds and 19th century sounds so that audience members can imagine the setting themselves.
Why? I chose this text because the subject it's self doesn't interest me, so I found that it would be interesting on how I could create my own version of it, via the use of my voice and creativity with the piece, to interest other listeners.
David Attenborough.
Voice:
Slow paced for clarity to the listener.
Clear voice with a clear soft tone.
Diction slowed down so that all the letters are pronounced.
Pauses are key so that the listeners can follow the information with ease.
I want the voice to sound informative, but delicate given the nature of the text.
Speech:
*Peaceful background music, with bird tweets and insects buzzing faintly heard.*
The large blue butterfly is actually quite small.
About an inch and
a half across, it is however bigger, just, than the common Blue or any other
species of blue butterfly, that you might see fluttering over the sneaked turf
of hills and heaths of southern England. "PAUSE"
(Soft
Tone, make the audience feel at ease)
Those two qualities, the rarest and the biggest, are of course an almost lethal combination for any animal. "PAUSE"
Collectors find the coupling irresistible and during the 19th century.
*Current background music stops and changes to 19th century street sounds*
When Butterfly collection was a passion possessed not just school boys, but almost every kind of Victorian Gentleman who had the time to spare, the Large Blue became one of the most sought after of all the British Butterfly's. "PAUSE"
The zeal with which these collectors perused their prizes was extraordinary. "PAUSE"
(Excitement
on this line)
*Music Fades out, and is replaced by scribbling on paper, this is heard faintly in the background.*
One Clergyman wrote in triumph to fellow enthusiasts saying that he had found a large blue colony and had taken 100 specimens from it in a single day. "PAUSE"
Not Surprisingly the large blue became rarer and rarer, by the middle of the last century it was clear that species was approaching extinction.
*Any music stops, this is the end of this piece.*
The reasons for choosing the vocal attributes I have are as follows:
Slow Paced: I've decided that the pace of the piece needs to be slow because the text its self is very informative, which means the listeners don't want to miss out on the vital information. A slower pace allows the audience to follow the text easily, I've also placed pauses within the text so that they can follow with ease, and this also gives me breathing space between lines, so that I don't trip over words in lines because I am out of breath.
Clear Voice and Soft Tone: Given the nature of the text, I've pictured the delivery to be soft and gentle considering it is about butterfly's, this once again benefits the listener as they can relax to audio. However if id chosen a sharper tone not only would it not make sense with the text, it would be uncomfortable for the audience to listen to.
Diction: Diction within this piece is very important, as ive already said the text is informing the listener with facts, so if the audience cannot hear what I am saying clearly, then they may get confused by the rest of the text.
The voice overall that I have chosen, is very formal and informative, this is so it fits with the text, if I was to use slang and poor diction with a lower tone than it would not fit with what I am saying, but if I was trying to make my audience laugh, for instance a mockumentary this polar opposite of what I have chosen would work.
I've chosen the sound effects within the script, because I want it to set the scene for what I am talking about, the peaceful outdoor music is to relax the audience and help them picture the lush outdoors, the Victorian street music is because I change where I am talking about, and finally the scribbling on a piece of paper, is to symbolise the clergyman writing down his find.
Overall the piece I've chosen is modern and quite recent, however down to the target audience I have chosen, elderly people or people interested in nature, means that I have adapted my voice and the sound effects to suit the audience themselves.
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